Buffalo Bill's Antlers Inn Cody

Leaving Gillette, WY we crossed the Big Horn Mountain on our way to Yellowstone National Park. Up on the mountain, some 10,000 feet up, we encountered low clouds, snow, hail and lots of road construction. I was able to see the scenery but Sammy had to keep his eye on the road. The mountain was made of rock over 500 millon years old...limestone... dolamite..even ...

... monument due to the calcite and gypsum deposits which make the caves glitter. The tour started with an elevator ride down 250ft underground, where there were no bats to worry about. The size of the caves was pretty amazing especially since they believe they have only explored 3% of the actual cave. After coming back up to the surface we headed over to Custer State Park in western South Dakota and spent our first rainy night camping.

Cody, Wyoming, United States nelmieux

... 97th Meeteetse Rodeo and we were not disappointed.  It was not the slickest of Rodeos (we were later informed that many of the organisers, cowboys were in the bar until lat the night before) but we loved its raw edge and the enthusiasm of the crowd watching.  The opening was the bareback riding and we were thrilled by the height these horses kicked and how these cowboys weren’t thrown for miles.  To make the horse buck a band is put around ...

... like a family run RV site beautifully named “Ponderrosa” who were all really enthusiastic about Cody and helpful on what we should do that Labour Day weekend.

Now for those who do not know, Cody is where our dear friend Buffallo (or Bison for those who have been following our blogg) Bill lived whose really name was William Cody. It is a real cowboy town and that’s what we wanted.

Our first port of call was to The Old Trail Town, which ...

... of the rough granite rock faces which sparkled with embedded flecks of mica and chunks of quartz. Continued around the rock and Calder and mom took a short paddle wheel cruise around the lake. Saw another buffalo herd on the way back, and tried some buffalo jerky. Tacos for dinner, one last campfire, and packing up for a long drive tomorrow. It felt decadent having 3 whole nights in one location—this will be ...

Today I was driving to Cody, Wyoming to stay for the night before going to Yellowstone National Park. It was a bit hard to get started in the morning after night before, so I walked into town first to do some shopping and get something for breakfast.

Feeling rejuvenated and hopefully under the limit, I headed off for Cody. On the way I went for a look at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. This rock formation was made famous in the Close ...

... climbers attempting ascents up the almost vertical rock walls of the formation. After our walk, we return to the entrance and stop for a light picnic lunch at the general store in the shadow of the monument. We see wild rabbits and deer in the field beside us. We also pass a field full of cute prairie dogs, which stand on their hind legs a peer at you as you peer at ...

... height, we attempted to capture as much as we could with the photos, and words will also not give justice to the experience. We stopped at the top of the pass and read the information about the native Indians that had been trapped in Yellowstone area by the pursuing US Cavalry but managed to slip the cordon and escape. All interesting history and we accept the journey takes us along pathways and routes we would not experience if we had taken a bus tour of the country ...

... s fascination with firearms. Americans certainly love their guns and on display was every imaginable model and type... from German lugers used during the war to Colt and Smith and Weston revolvers to shotguns and sniper rifles and so many more. With nothing else to do that evening, we decided to head back out for another dose of the Cody Stampede rodeo before crashing in our tent ahead of what was sure to be a jam-packed adventure through the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

... and we saw no bears. Stewart is a good hotel town; one shouldn't camp there. Nick heard some Harley guys talking about being told by the bar maid they couldn't leave the bar. When they looked puzzeled, she explained that there were three grizlies walking down main street ...